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LE

It's a bit hard to make changes without direct engagement, I wonder if there are any Japanese left to release? I can't think they will have been treated well and probably been the recipient of war crimes, not something Kim will want hanging over him.

Still, a massive roller coaster from the apparent brink of war (although pretty unilateral that it wouldn't have happened) to open talks. I am suspicious but hopeful.

LE

They don't even call it the South China Sea, that's our name. To them, it's the Southern Sea.

Once during a fever I remembered that when a European is dying, there is usually some sort of ceremony in which he asks the pardon of others and pardons them. I have a great many enemies, and I thought, what should my answer be if some modernized persons should ask me my views on this? After considering it, I decided: Let them go on hating me. I shall not forgive a single one of them.

ADC

UN Security Council Resolutions on North Korea
Looks like it’s a stage towards UNSCR 1718. It would be nice to think a unanimous Resolution will be complied with. I believe the tests suspension has been ongoing since the Winter Olympics and the test site is believed unworkable since the collapse.

Sanctions and proper implementation on the face of it appear to be working. A halt on two, four to go:

Resolution 1718:

Demands North Korea refrain from further nuclear or missile tests.

Demands North Korea return to the NPT.

Decides North Korea shall suspend all ballistic missile activities.

Decides North Korea shall abandon its nuclear program in a “complete, verifiable, and irreversible” manner.

Decides North Korea shall abandon all WMD activities.

Calls upon North Korea to return to the Six-Party Talks.

You can take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. However, you can bl**dy well make it wish it had!

'Denuclearisation' is something that has always been on the US's agenda for the 'other country' but even if it's done under the eyes of US personel the trump card always remains (if and when needed) that 'the DPRK had a secret stash somewhere hidden under a rock somewhere'.
We've heard the same many times recently... The other country disarmed completely but must have kept some back so are now using it on militias bought and funded by the world police.
US don't trust DPRK and vice versa.

'Denuclearisation' is something that has always been on the US's agenda for the 'other country' but even if it's done under the eyes of US personel the trump card always remains (if and when needed) that 'the DPRK had a secret stash somewhere hidden under a rock somewhere'.
We've heard the same many times recently... The other country disarmed completely but must have kept some back so are now using it on militias bought and funded by the world police.
US don't trust DPRK and vice versa.

LE

Even with the talks with Un coming up Donald Trump still appears to be acting in a very John Wayne and undiplomatic manner.

'The Pentagon announced it would invest an extra $200m in the Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system previously criticised by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Lockheed Martin's CEO Marilynn Hewson supported the decision, telling CNBC: "It’s an air defence system that is very much needed in that region of the world and other regions of the world.
"We are confident that’s exactly what the US needs."

The announcement about the extra funds comes after President Trump revealed CIA Director Mike Pompeo had met with Kim to lay the groundwork for a possible meeting between the two leaders.

But despite Mr Trump welcoming the meeting as progress, Mr Pompeo warned the US may have to "move past diplomacy" to put an end to Kim's World War 3 threats.
Mr Pompeo said that he "did not favour regime change" in North Korea, where the dictator is known to have "continued to develop nuclear weapons since Trump took office" however, he made it clear he "did not rule out military action".

During a meeting with a Senate committee, one senator asked if there was "any circumstance" where "a ground invasion of North Korea would be necessary in order to rid that country of its nuclear weapons programme".
Mr Pompeo replied: "I suppose I could hypothesise such situations so I’ll answer your question as could I imagine one? Yes, yes senator, I could.
"I mean, I suppose it's possible that we would get to the condition … where Kim Jong-un was directly threatening and we had information about his activities.World War 3 WARNING: US weapons system that scares Kim receives $200m extra funds

If this is the US's attitude to DPRK you can bet your house that any talks (even if they do actually happen) will be very unproductive.
If the US were actually serious about bilateral talks with DPRK they really would have done this after the talks not before.

Lucky there's no internet on the planet where any Chinese or N Koreans could pick up on this story.
Otherwise the cat might be well and truly out of the bag just as things were looking up.

LE

From the same people that gave Soetoro the Nobel Peace Prize just before he put 30k new blokes into Ganners,orchestrated the Libya fiasco and used UAVs for hits in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen, I bring you...........

LE

Even with the talks with Un coming up Donald Trump still appears to be acting in a very John Wayne and undiplomatic manner.

'The Pentagon announced it would invest an extra $200m in the Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system previously criticised by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Lockheed Martin's CEO Marilynn Hewson supported the decision, telling CNBC: "It’s an air defence system that is very much needed in that region of the world and other regions of the world.
"We are confident that’s exactly what the US needs."

The announcement about the extra funds comes after President Trump revealed CIA Director Mike Pompeo had met with Kim to lay the groundwork for a possible meeting between the two leaders.

But despite Mr Trump welcoming the meeting as progress, Mr Pompeo warned the US may have to "move past diplomacy" to put an end to Kim's World War 3 threats.
Mr Pompeo said that he "did not favour regime change" in North Korea, where the dictator is known to have "continued to develop nuclear weapons since Trump took office" however, he made it clear he "did not rule out military action".

During a meeting with a Senate committee, one senator asked if there was "any circumstance" where "a ground invasion of North Korea would be necessary in order to rid that country of its nuclear weapons programme".
Mr Pompeo replied: "I suppose I could hypothesise such situations so I’ll answer your question as could I imagine one? Yes, yes senator, I could.
"I mean, I suppose it's possible that we would get to the condition … where Kim Jong-un was directly threatening and we had information about his activities.World War 3 WARNING: US weapons system that scares Kim receives $200m extra funds

If this is the US's attitude to DPRK you can bet your house that any talks (even if they do actually happen) will be very unproductive.
If the US were actually serious about bilateral talks with DPRK they really would have done this after the talks not before.

Lucky there's no internet on the planet where any Chinese or N Koreans could pick up on this story.
Otherwise the cat might be well and truly out of the bag just as things were looking up.

"From the eighteenth century until the mid twentieth century, the territorial waters of the British Empire, the United States, France and many other nations were three nautical miles (5.6 km) wide. Originally, this was the length of a cannon shot, hence the portion of an ocean that a sovereign state could defend from shore. However, Iceland claimed two nautical miles (3.7 km), Norway and Sweden claimed four nautical miles (7.4 km), and Spain claimed 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) during this period. During incidents such as nuclear weapons testing and fisheries disputes some nations arbitrarily extended their maritime claims to as much as fifty or even two hundred nautical miles. Since the late 20th century the "12 mile limit" has become almost universally accepted. The United Kingdom extended its territorial waters from three to twelve nautical miles (22 km) in 1987. "

To summarise, "Before 12 mile zones were established, only the first 3 miles would have all been there's".

LE

If this is the US's attitude to DPRK you can bet your house that any talks (even if they do actually happen) will be very unproductive.
If the US were actually serious about bilateral talks with DPRK they really would have done this after the talks not before.

But since they did and the talks are going ahead anyway, it would seem that a major ball busting must have taken place...or... the NK's have now read all the premptive strike plans they hacked from the South, and realised how close to vaporisation they came.

LE

If this is the US's attitude to DPRK you can bet your house that any talks (even if they do actually happen) will be very unproductive.
If the US were actually serious about bilateral talks with DPRK they really would have done this after the talks not before.

Do pray tell when NK has treated any talks seriously before? They have a long history of broken promises. Talks to them are simply a way on trying to get concessions for nothing and buying time. Hence the warning that if they aren’t serious the US underTrump is not going to play their game.